In working with organizations I find that one of the most common challenges is getting messages across. Many times leaders think they communicated something clearly, but when I talk to the people in the organization, they don’t recall hearing the message. Or they complain the leaders don’t communicate.
There are 5 questions that can help you in communicating virtually any message. Continue reading »
According to Dr. John Gottman, conversations that start with hostility, criticism or anger, end badly. If the conversation starts softly, it ends well. The magic is in the startup! Continue reading »
Next time you are tempted to label a situation, or a person as hopeless or impossible, consider taking a second look. As a leader, you are in charge of deciding what your focus will be. Continue reading »
Successful leaders choose their words carefully. Words matter because ideas matter. Many times you can decide what a person is like just by listening to his or her words.
Words are powerful and have the ability to build up or to tear down. Continue reading »
Inspired by the idea that one of the greatest gifts one generation can give to another is the wisdom it has gained from experience, multi-award-winning photographer and filmmaker Andrew Zuckerman produced a brilliant book-and-film, Wisdom: The Greatest Gift One Generation Can Give to Another. He captured the heritage of a generation’s wisdom gained from life’s experience.
The next generation of leaders needs to learn from your experience. The greatest service you can do for your organization is to share your wisdom with those around you. Continue reading »
The other day I was facilitating a meeting in an organization I work with. They were trying to solve a business problem. Looking from my outsider position, it should have been relatively easy to solve. Yet they seemed to be stuck.
While observing the dynamics, it occurred to me that almost anywhere I go, the real problem is never “the problem.” Almost invariably the real problem is. . . Continue reading »
“Later” and “Tomorrow” means “not now.” And most of the time . . . “Someday” never comes! For your brain to take things seriously, you have to be specific and purposeful. Continue reading »
